The vice president of CAIRNS and the CAIRNS director did a four-hour training session in Sioux Falls on March 25 for South Dakota Symphony Orchestra staff and board members and musicians. Using evidence from a variety of sources, the CAIRNS representatives illustrated the pervasive and ongoing discrimination against American Indians and Indian tribes, drawing examples from across our state. One example is the lack of proportional representation of American Indians in nearly every state department and statewide organization. According to the 2022 South Dakota Board of Regents Fact Book, the higher education institutions in our state—Black Hills State University, Dakota...

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